across from
idiom
: on the opposite side from (someone or something)
She sat (directly) across from me at the table.
The restaurant is (just) across from the high school.
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Gaia - the glamor of the Greek Isles in Mayfair
Located on Dover Street in affluent Mayfair, right across from the famous Ritz, Gaia—named after the primordial earth deity of Greek mythology—is a very ritzy dining spot with social media-ready interiors.
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Just a couple years ago, a Greek Revival mansion across from Forsyth Park sold for a record-setting $6.2 million, meanwhile, the most expensive home ever sold in the Hostess City of the South is the $8.4 million paid for celebrity chef Paula Deen’s former estate in November 2023.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
The Yellow Garage, 1801 NW Ninth Ave., which is across from Ryder Trauma and in the same building as the Miami Transplant Institute, will undergo repairs starting in the fall.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
It’s located across from Cecconi’s and near John Elliott, Chrome Hearts, A Bathing Ape and Acne Studios by the Melrose Triangle.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Just a couple years ago, a Greek Revival mansion across from Forsyth Park sold for a record-setting $6.2 million, meanwhile, the most expensive home ever sold in the Hostess City of the South is the $8.4 million paid for celebrity chef Paula Deen’s former estate in November 2023.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
The Yellow Garage, 1801 NW Ninth Ave., which is across from Ryder Trauma and in the same building as the Miami Transplant Institute, will undergo repairs starting in the fall.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
It’s located across from Cecconi’s and near John Elliott, Chrome Hearts, A Bathing Ape and Acne Studios by the Melrose Triangle.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Across from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20from. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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